Rail joint



v W. DISHONG RAIL JOINT Filed 0G13. 6, 1925 .nlllllIIllllJ vWay track.ij v 'n 'One object of the present inventionisto yprovide va rail jointfr vhicli retains all the'. ad,vantages of a: vertical support through ithe 'fit' ofthe splice barsagainst the fishing Patented e. 2lai-llQZ.'v

' WILLTVAM jnlsnonef,orvaorrns'rotvn;fnifnsYLvanrAj Reiff f Appnca'tiowinea october #Thiel invention anales to l "welded "an` joints and moreparticularly Vto Welded rail jointsfor' Whatis lnoWnas continuousrailsurfaces of they raiL While also'having the added advantageofproviding barsv which v are an integral part of the rail through'be- YY Y of 'high electrical efficiency and one that is',

ing` Welded Vthereto, `thus providing a joint ofV a permanent structure.

Another object istoprovide a joint in? which the Welds are madegalongthe line ofn `theneutral axis of the cross-section yof the f l rails andsplice barsnvhereby the Welds vvlll.l

' bemore durable,V due to therebeingless fa-V tigue at this'point .ofjuncture.

, l further object is toprov j n l havingthe novel design,comb1nat1on,'and

i construction of parts'her'einafter described in detail Vandillustrate'din the accompanying drawings. e

In the drawings-y *v e Figure l isa sectional elevation througharail-jointembodyingthis'invention.

Figure'2 is a side elevation thereof.

y fish plates used in formingV1 the joint'. v

"Tbars 3- and 4 `are arranged one onl each side 5 Figure 4 is asectional. elevation vslightly modified formof joint. f Figure is a sideelevation thereof. j

Figure 6 isV an elevation of oneof the inf 'through a serts used informing,` pthe'joint of Figures Referring` Vmore lparticularlyto thedraW-v ings, -the numeral V-2 v`vdesignates vvthe track rails Which arearranged end` to end in alinernent in the usual manner. A pair ,ofsplice ofthe rails 2 `and eXtenda considerable dis- VtanceV in eachdirection beyond', thegjunction '"1 point'of the rails. f

- AThe Ybars 3 and 4 are'. provided `with longi# tudinal edge flanges 5and j'adaptedvto engage the fishing surfaces 7. and 8 of the rails, thusforming a verticali support. for jtherails2. ,Y v' Y .The splice bars 3and 4*.Will preferablybe rolled so that they fit closelyto the Ivveloof." the rail, as shown in Figurel, andwillbel provided with slightlyprojecting Weld'but'- 'tons 9,v asshoxvnin Figure. 35 in order to econcentrate the heat at thesefpointsj'in the ide a rail jointy Figureisan end elevation'of one of .the-

f-Jorn'rl Y eigfiez.;freemail-Nolensei. gf' i formed either fbyrolling;v vforginglorany other desired inannenorj may be omitted' o andseparatesmall pieces ofimetalinserted between the splice' 'bars andrail;V Webeinstead.`

parts until 'the buttons 9 become heated to a Weldingfheat,'andfpressurefis then appliedv ,Y to force the' splice bars inwardly.against the railv Web, forming a solid Weld.

"Attention is especially directed buttons 9gare positionedoneadjacenteach so .as to extendoverthe junction point of the Welds tstrength;

ofstandard design, as shown yin Figurevv4 and 'designated.by` 3 and 4.vThe bars l.

j After thejjoint lia-sheen assembled, elec-A Y tric current vis causedto kkpass through the v j i tothe location' and yforingofthe Welds. TheWeld-70V "jlfihen desired thesplice bars may be made' end Of thev bars 3and 4 and one at Vthe center,

'the rails 2 and form a Welded connectionV with hotli rails. Therectangular vshape of ,l

also provides ak maximum Y and 4 are notl provided'withthe projections.

9, but insertsl2^of material thickness are! l Y provided 'which' arepositioned betvveenfthe innerv` faces ofthe barsandthe rail Webs.

The inserts 'l2 arelprovided Withelongated projections '13 on bothsides, so that ,Contactl between the rail-.Web and inserts, and-beftween the inner surfaces ofy the splice bars 'longitudinaledge .flangesof thebars. 1 l

The inserts l2 are positioned in thesaine :relative position Vgasthei'buttons `9 so 'as to bars and one Weld track rails 2.- v 'Ilclaim-'- forni ivelds adjacent each end ofthe splice .I Y

Vat thejwjunction Y of vthe 1001 'I l. The combination ivith a `'pairoft-racha,

rails arranged end toend, of a pair ofsplice bars fitting the top andbottom shing` surfaces of said-rails, said'ba'rs beingarranged tendinglongitudinally lin gboth directions beyond the juncture of said rails,said bars f being vvvelde'd at aplurality of pointsto-ftlie v Webportion of, saidrails along,` theneutral onk the `'opposite sidesvoff-said rails andex# f l axis oftherails, and at least oneof'sad tion4po'int ofv said rails.

.2.'The'co1nbnation with a pair of track rails arranged endl to end, ofa pair of splice bars ttingthe top and bottom inishingsurfaces of saidrails, said bars being` arranged on the oppositersides' of said trails.and eX- tending longitudinally Vin both directions beyond thejuncture'of said rails, Veachof if@ Said-'splice bars being Welded totheyveb Vportion of both-rails. at internal points on the neutralaXislof therailsrso as to secure said splice bars and rails together byWelding. alone AWithoutthe use ofrivets o-r bolts, and at least one ofsaid points of Welding extending across the junction point of saidrails. f Y

11n'. testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand. v

WIELIAM. DSHIONG.

